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fate·ful
 fateful
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- pronunciation:
- feIt
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having very important consequences.
His joining the army was a fateful decision that changed the entire course of his life.- similar words:
- fatal, momentous
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| definition 2: |
causing death, disaster, or destruction.
- similar words:
- fatal
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| definition 3: |
controlled by fate.
- similar words:
- fatal
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| definition 4: |
portentous or ominous.
- similar words:
- fatal, portentous
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| related words: |
malignant, serious, significant, vital |
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| derivations: |
fatefully (adv.), fatefulness (n.) |
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